Welcome to Bear Naked Podcasts first Coffee and Cigarettes of the season, where Eva and Kate take a deep dive into the fault lines shaping modern love. This episode confronts the emotional labor women still shoulder, the growing male-loneliness epidemic, and the global drop in birth rates that has everyone wondering what the future of relationships looks like.

We explore the disconnection between men and women and how mismatched expectations are pushing couples apart. From platonic support networks to the crisis of self-worth, we examine cultural shifts, creating community, and how growth comes from a place of self-care, including work in the arts and personal passions.

This episode is a call for empathy, accountability, and shared effort - because rebuilding healthier partnerships and stronger communities starts with facing the hard truths together.

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Welcome to Bear Naked Podcast. In this episode we host Eva's sister Crystal and move beyond mom stories to raw, practical talk about starting and running a business. Crystal shares her layoff-to-entrepreneur journey in digital marketing, the importance of networking, contracts and taxes, managing setbacks, and how to protect and lift other women in business.

Honest, emotional and full of hard-won advice, the conversation covers work-life balance, specialization versus being a jack-of-all-trades, and why persistence and authenticity matter when you build something from scratch.

Season 2 Premiere – Lungs by Sarah Doolittle

Welcome to Season 2 of the Bear Naked Podcast! In this powerful premiere, host Kate sits down with artist and debut author Sarah Doolittle to discuss her evocative new poetry collection, Lungs (published July 1, 2024). Together, they dive into the fierce and tender journey of reclaiming one’s voice after childhood trauma, caregiving, and profound grief.

This intimate conversation explores the transformative power of art; how our “sister wounds” of competition and shame contribute greatly to our experience as women; and the nonlinear path of healing—toward self-love, activism, and radical honesty.

Please listen, connect or share your story with us! You can send your story to us through email us at bearnakedstorytotell@gmail.com, check out our website- www.bearnakedpodcast.com or engage with us socially @bear.n.aked on Instagram.

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